RATIARIA Field school 2012
24 hours theoretical lectures
36 hours practical seminars
120 hours field practice Find more details in our "Courses" section.
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6 academic credits given by New Bulgarian University, Sofia. Find more details in our "Courses" and "Prices" sections.
For the last three years the archaeological site Ratiaria was examined by the students from "Cambustica field school" as part of their courses in field survey. In this preliminary work took a part more than 40 volunteers, whose help had saved many priceless archaeological monuments.
"Before having this trip to Bulgaria I couldn't even imagine that my eyes will see something like that – says Jekaterina Grigorjeva, 2nd year student of Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Latvia, Riga - Nowadays, in the beginning of 21st century it is almost not possible to find unstudied and unexplored ancient sites in the territories of the Roman Empire. So many historians and archaeologists have sacrified their lifes to get know how the Roman Empire – one of the biggest states of Ancient world - had operated and built relations with conquered lands and their inhabitants. Ratiaria Ulpia Traiana - here you are! That's one more piece of puzzle that will help reconstruct mystical reality of ancient life. "
"Our Excavation Director Krassimira Luka had already found ruins of Buildings and large Stone Tablets with written inscriptions on them. Who knows what else will be found there, only time will tell. For definite there will be amazing finds, important to Bulgarian and European History. This is why Ratiaria needs to be looked after like a Child and protected for ourselves and Future Generations. Funding and Support is needed to show off Ratiaria and its Artefacts to the World. " - Byron Jones, UCD Dublin, Ireland
Ratiaria field school 2012 is organized by Bulgarian Archaeological Association with the financial support of Association "Ratiaria". We're seeking for volunteers to join our research project for excavation and preservation of the biggest archaeological site in North Bulgaria - Colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria. This amazing city was forgotten by the scientists for more than 20 years. However, from Ratiaria and its area are known more than 100 inscriptions, under the ground still lie the remains of huge buildings and the amount of the archaeological finds is enormous. The participants in our project will have chance to discover "the lost city", to be part of "new birth" of Ratiaria and to touch material evidences with great importance for the Roman Archaeology. And most important - the voluntary work of our students will help to safe one archaeological site in danger. That's should be the main lesson to learn for all archaeologists - how to work and ensure preservation of the world cultural heritage.
Session dates:
August 4th – September 1st 2012
Minimum age: 16; Minimum length of stay: One session - 30 days; Number of places available: 30; Language: English; Experience required: None
Admission fee: 980 EUR including educational and fieldwork activities, full-board accommodation (room + 3 meals per day), tools, materials, excursions/sightseeing tours/entrance fees and administrative costs.
Tuition fees for 6 academic credits: 400 EUR
Application Deadlines: May 31, 2012
